Right Coronary Artery to Left Ventricular Fistula Associated with Infective Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve.
10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.281
- Author:
Dae Sung AHN
1
;
Jae Hoon CHUNG
;
Yu Na KIM
;
Young Soo OH
;
Dal Soo LIM
;
Rak Kyeong CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Sejong Medical Research Institute, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. yoorimbin@sejongh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endocarditis, bacterial;
Fistula;
Coronary vessel anomalies
- MeSH:
Arteriovenous Fistula;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Vessel Anomalies;
Coronary Vessels;
Echocardiography, Doppler;
Endocarditis;
Endocarditis, Bacterial;
Fistula;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Mitral Valve
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2013;43(4):281-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 27-year-old man with bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve and embolic episodes was bound to have a large right coronary artery fistula communicating with the left ventricle, immediately inferior to the posterior mitral annulus. The perforation of the posterior leaflet and coronary arteriovenous fistula was identified using two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed by coronary angiography, and the patient underwent a successful operation.
